Campaign badge or button.



No. 657,556. Patented Sept. n, I900. W. H. LUTHER.

CAMPAIGN BADGE DR BUTTON. (Applicatiomflladfifiine 19, 1900.)

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' 7 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. LUTHER, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

CAMPAIGN BADGE OR BUTTON.

SPECIFICATION forming partof Letters Patent No. 657,556, dated September 11, 1900.

Application filed J'nnelQ, l 900.

T0 at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. LUTHER, a citizen of t-heUnited States, residing at Provideuce, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Campaign Badges or Buttons, of which the followiugis a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to that class of pins orbuttons which are adaptedfor display upon the clothing, and has for its object novelty of construction and simplicity at a low cost. This end Iobtain by means of the device hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a frontview of' my pin with spring relaxed; Fig. 2, a similar view with parts distended; Fig. 3, a ceutral vertical section of the same with the pin in elevation, and Fig. 4 is a back view.

Similar letters of reference refer to similar parts throughout the views.

My device is constructed as follows: An upper or head portion'A is struck up from a sheet of metal in the shape of the upper portion of a human face, with its lower margin turned inwardly, forminga flange a. and having ears e e depending from the extremities of the lower portion. Extending between these cars and attached to each at its extremities is the wire rod r, intermediate its extremities, is

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a spring 8, bearing upon the upper and lower pin parts A and B, normally pressing into contact the respective inner surfaces at and Z). When the device is to be used as a pin, there is soldered to the back of the piece A a pintonguep for insertion into the'garmeut. used as a button, any convenient usual fastening means may be employed.

The wearer operates the pin by pressing the projection Z rearwardly, which distends the parts, as in Fig. 2, disclosing the inscription borne by the inner jaw-surface. Upon relaxing the pressure upon the projection the spring forces the parts into their normal closed position, as shown in Fig. 1.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, ish r 1. In a badge or button the combination of an upper face part having an inturned flange, a lower face part also containing an inturned flange whose upper flanged surface bears an inscription, a hinge uniting both parts, and

means for holding the flanged surfaces in contact.

2. In a badge or button the combination of an upper face part having an inturned flange, a lower face part also containing an inturned flange whose upper flanged surface bears an inscription, a hinge uniting both parts, a spring for holding the flanged surfaces in contact.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM H. LUTHER.

Witnesses:

ROBERT W. THOMPSON, HORATIQ -E. BELLows; 

